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February 2, 2005

The end and the beginning!!

Alesia, with a NEW BOOK OUT!!

And I mean that in a great way!! Four more days and I’ll be finally shipping NICE GIRLS FINISH FIRST off to my long-suffering and very patient editor. Four hurricanes, surgery, 3 different children’s illnesses, and 3 weeks of flu that put me in the ER messed up my deadline, but good.

So, since I have no brain cells left for anything else, and plus my arms ache from inputting revisions, I am excited to celebrate the end of one book and the beginning of another. SUPER 16 is out in bookstores today!!!! And here’s a fun note . . .

One of my first reviews for SUPER 16!! And the reviewer loved it!
Skyville, FL - Present Day

Jessie Drummond was just a normal teen living in a family of superheroes. Everyone in her family was super, she was the only exception. SUPER WHAT? tells the story of when she was fifteen, all her powers came in, and made her the strongest around.

It's now just three days before her 16th birthday and Jessie Drummond should be happy, but things aren't working out how she hoped; her super understanding boyfriend is going quiet, her mom is dating Sheriff Polyester, and worst of all she has to get braces! On top of that, the old superheroes at the League of Liberty want her to come in on her birthday and take a test. Not just any test, but one where if you fail, they take you away from your family. The last thing Jessie wants is to leave her home, so her super Grandma, E, is called in. Now it's up to E to train Jessie for the trials to come. Will she be ready in time?

SUPER 16 is just as funny, if not more so, than its prequel, SUPER WHAT? Jax Abbott really hit the nail on the head with her realistic portrayal of teenaged Jessie. She manages to make every situation unique and it's told from Jessie's point of view. Each character is special and has their own quirks that make them all the more endearing. The dialogue is extremely natural and the full effect is a story that comes alive. SUPER 16 is truly a score in the win column for Jax Abbott.

Amanda Roberts, Romance Reviews Today

So if you have teen or tween girls, check your local bookstore this week! I was so honored to learn that SUPER WHAT? was named to the Young Adult Librarian Society of America 2005 list of Recommended Reads for Reluctant Readers. What could be a better reward for a writer, than to help a kid love to read??

Hugs,
Alesia, happy happy happy

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